Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda held the fifth Ministerial Meeting on the Advancement of Disaster Waste Management at the Prime Minister's Office.

Discussion took place on the progress of disaster waste management, future directions for the achievement of goals, and the direction for the utilization of recycled resources originating from disaster waste.

Based on the discussion, the Prime Minister said,

"Today we were able to confirm that the management of disaster waste is steadily progressing. However, in order to achieve the interim goal for the end of FY2012, it is necessary to further speed up the management efforts.
Therefore, I would like to mention three points.
Firstly, we should aim for further enhancing the capacity of the temporary incinerator and shredding and sorting facilities in the disaster-stricken area by the end of this year, and ensuring the acceptance of wide-area disposal projects that are currently under coordination by implementing necessary test treatment.
Secondly, it is necessary to steadily carry forward the utilization of recycled materials in public works such as for coastal levees and disaster-prevention forests along the coast. Therefore, relevant ministries should actively carry forward efforts on the utilization of recycled materials, particularly those where reuse is still less advanced such as noncombustible mixtures and tiling debris, through measures such as including these materials in the construction work orders that are directly under the control of the ministry.
Thirdly, we should set finishing the coordination as the goal so that the rough schedule for the disposal of all disaster waste in Iwate Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture can be clarified within FY2012.
Those are the three matters I would like to point out. On these bases, the government will continuously unite its utmost efforts for the management of disaster waste as early as possible."